A new public library in Ilha Verde district will open on Monday next week, replacing the current one located nearby, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a statement yesterday.
Ilha Verde (Green Island) is a neighbourhood at the peninsula’s north-western tip.
The city’s public libraries are run by the Cultural Affairs Bureau.
The current public library serving Ilha Verde district is located on the fourth floor of Phase 2 of the Mayfair Garden residential estate. The library, officially known as Ilha Verde Library, covers an area of 482 square metres. Ilha Verde Library opened in 1995 when Macau was still under temporary Portuguese administration.
According to the statement, the new library serving Ilha Verde district slated to open on Monday next week will be located on the first floor of Block 2 of the nearby Bairro da Ilha Verde Building, a subsidised home-ownership scheme (HOS) estate comprising five blocks.
“Bairro” means “neighbourhood” in Portuguese.
The new public library is officially known as Bairro da Ilha Verde Library in Portuguese.
According to the statement, the current Ilha Verde Library will close for good next Monday when the new library comes into service.
The new Bairro da Ilha Verde Library’s opening hours will remain unchanged from the current Ilha Verde Library, namely between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. from Tuesdays to Sundays, and between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Mondays. The new library will remain closed on public holidays.
The bureau said earlier this year that the new library will cover an area of 1,060 square metres, over double the size of the current Ilha Verde Library, which opened in 1995 and was revamped in 2017.
This undated handout photo downloaded from the website of the public libraries’ network yesterday shows part of the current Ilha Verde Library.
